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Rhiannon12866

(239,255 posts) Sat May 3, 2025, 06:05 AM May 3

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Jobs market defies expectations amid fears tariffs could soon spur economic downturn - PBS NewsHour [View all]

The U.S. labor market beat expectations last month, adding 177,000 jobs as the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2 percent. But the April jobs number was lower than the March tally and some economists are concerned that cracks in the economy are beginning to show as the effects of Trump’s tariffs become clearer. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Julia Coronado of MacroPolicy Perspectives. - Aired on 05/02/2025.

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Jobs market defies expectations amid fears tariffs could soon spur economic downturn - PBS NewsHour [View all] Rhiannon12866 May 3 OP

Also, downward revisions of prior 2 months (58k jobs combined) make it a gain of just 119k progree May 3 #1

Thanks so much for the details and figures! Rhiannon12866 May 3 #2

Thanks for the OP and the thanks and the rec - I'm deeply in debt 😊 progree May 3 #3

And, for those of us who cannot work and are not getting any help? OldBaldy1701E May 3 #4

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